Dr. James Buchanan ShemwellAge: 50 years1856–1906
- Name
- Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- James Buchanan
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | October 5, 1856 36 34 |
 Education | Medical College School or college: Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College |
| Birth of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell April 30, 1858 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Military service | Marshall County Militia between 1875 and 1876 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 21 years) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 23 years) Address: Smith Dist. |
| Death of a mother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Alexander Shemwell November 17, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Adeline Shemwell April 12, 1888 (Age 31 years) Note: Brewer's Mill - Mother and child died at childbirth. |
| Death of a brother | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell August 10, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
 Marriage | Luella Bell — View this family January 1, 1890 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Infant Shemwell September 15, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Shemwell September 15, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | David Alexander Shemwell — Nancy Rebecca Breezeel — View this family February 1, 1892 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ola Mable Shemwell October 17, 1892 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Lloyd Shemwell September 13, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Religion | Joined Christian Church 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ola Mable Shemwell December 10, 1895 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Forest Shemwell February 28, 1896 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Florence Nightingale Shemwell August 16, 1897 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Forest Shemwell April 15, 1898 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Jefferson Davis Shemwell August 16, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 47 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Helen Shemwell December 26, 1905 (Age 49 years) |
 Death | October 23, 1906 (Age 50 years) Address: Pitman's Ferry |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pitman Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1845 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Susanna Cox Shemwell Birth: 1848 27 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1868 |
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2 years elder brother |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1850 30 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1887 |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Ann Shemwell Birth: about 1852 31 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Adeline Shemwell Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1888 — Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary L Shemwell Birth: 1861 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months younger brother |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Rebecca Breezeel |
| father |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1892 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Luella Bell |
| himself |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1890 — Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months son |
Infant Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1891 34 21 Death: September 15, 1891 |
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13 months daughter |
Ola Mable Shemwell Birth: October 17, 1892 36 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1895 — Arkansas, United States |
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23 months son |
John Lloyd Shemwell Birth: September 13, 1894 37 24 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: September 22, 1973 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months son |
Forest Shemwell Birth: February 28, 1896 39 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 15, 1898 — Arkansas, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Florence Nightingale Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1897 40 27 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 17, 1966 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Jefferson Davis Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1900 43 30 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 7, 1984 — Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Helen Shemwell Birth: December 26, 1905 49 35 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 28, 1917 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| Adolph Rahm + Luella Bell |
| wife’s husband |
Adolph Rahm Birth: August 30, 1847 — Switzerland Death: September 26, 1928 |
| wife |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1921 — |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (35)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Pinkney H Shemwell + Sarah E Williamson
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (11)
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Brewers Mill, Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Smiths, Marshall, KY.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell - Household
enumerated by Kit K Shemwell 1900 Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas - Jas B Shemwell
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